Chapter 203 - Surprise Me! (2/2)
At the very instant Inhee was finished talking, the silhouette of a human figure appeared quite a distance away from Aurus, radiating an aura that he was the epitome of nothingness. Other than the fact that the clothes he was wearing, which consisted of a black t-shirt and black jeans, complemented the aura he was radiating, he had an incredibly handsome face that could easily mesmerize men and women alike. Even Aurus, who was an Inanimate, could not help but be mesmerized by the man's face after focusing his sense of vision towards the man.
”Ah, I'm sorry.” Fortunately, the man noticed that Aurus was mesmerized thanks to him, suppressing his aura to a minimum, allowing Aurus to come back to his senses. Not long after that, Aurus was able to take a look at the man again, but this time, he focused on the man's aura of nothingness, prompting him to ask, ”Are you…the Supreme Ruler of the Void?”
”Indeed, I am. Unfortunately, I am only an incarnation so I can only show a portion of my power in front of you,” the man responded to Aurus's question, introducing himself as the incarnation of the Supreme Ruler of the Void. ”Anyways, it seems Inhee has told you a very rough explanation of the third stage so I'll tell you what I had in mind while making this third stage.”
”I've already accepted the fact that you're worthy of your title. You have enough power to hold such a title,” the Supreme Ruler of the Void added. ”I just wanted to see what your limits are as of now. Are you going to show me a power that far exceeds the power you've shown in the previous stage?”
”Power that exceeds what I've shown in the previous stage…” Aurus muttered in response to the Supreme Ruler of the Void's words, only to recall the overwhelming power flowing inside his body as he attacked those pillars in the second stage. Of course, alongside that feeling, he remembered that he could only amplify his stats to a maximum of 100 times before his body would not be able to handle it, prompting him to let out a sigh, which was not left unnoticed by the Supreme Ruler of the Void.
”What's wrong?” the Supreme Ruler of the Void asked him. In response to his question, Aurus replied, ”I could show you a power that exceeds what I've shown in the previous stage, but unfortunately, I am limited by the limit of how much strength my body could hold at maximum. In the previous stage, I was already near that maximum.”
”So Inhee was actually telling me the truth,” the Supreme Ruler of the Void muttered to himself after listening to Aurus's words, pondering over ways to resolve the problem. Eventually, a spark of inspiration flashed in his mind, with him smiling as he told Aurus, ”It's a matter of your body limiting you from using your full strength, huh. I'll give you a temporary buff that removes that limit for now.”
Snap.
Ding!
And so, with a snap of his fingers, the Supreme Ruler of the Void went ahead and sent a bit of the aura surrounding him towards Aurus as a notification sound resounded in his mind. Not long after, Theresa went ahead and told Aurus of the content of this notification, saying, ”Master, you've obtained a temporary buff called [Vessel of the Void]! The effect of the buff allows you to go past the multiplier limit of 100 times!”
”Eh?” As Aurus listened to Theresa's words, Aurus was left in a state of confusion, wondering why the Supreme Ruler of the Void would do such a thing. Surprisingly, the Supreme Ruler of the Void chuckled, as if he was reading Aurus's thoughts, and said, ”As I've said before, I just want to see your maximum power. This is just the curiosity and awe of a Ruler taking over me.”
”The question is…will you allow me to see it?”
”Well…” Aurus pondered over it, eventually letting out a chuckle as he replied, ”Since you've given me such a buff, I'm also quite curious as to how high of a combat power I could show alone. Now let this Inanimate entertain you, Supreme Ruler of the Void.”
”[Supreme Deification].”
”[Sole Entity].”
”[Soul Transcendence].”
Whoosh!
In an instant, the aura radiated by Aurus had amplified by a great degree, giving the Supreme Ruler of the Void a feeling that the aura radiated by the Inanimate in front of him exceeded the aura he was currently radiating. He closed his eyes and focused all of his remaining eyes towards the current aura being radiated, with him muttering not long after, ”Rank 4 Animate level…”
Whoosh!
Not long after saying that, the aura emanating from the Supreme Ruler of the Void had increased by a notch, radiating a power that did not lose to the power Aurus was radiating. In response to this, Aurus let out a chuckle before saying, ”I'm just getting started.”
”[Dark Universal Blade].”
Whoosh!
After activating a single skill, the aura radiated by Aurus had amplified by a great degree one more time, with the Supreme Ruler of the Void's eyes widening from surprise. This time though, it only took a while for him to get an idea of how strong Aurus currently was, muttering to himself with slight doubt, ”Rank 7…Animate…?”
Whoosh!
And just like that, the aura radiating from the Supreme Ruler of the Void was on an equal level yet again, with him looking at the Inanimate in front of him with slight shock. He could not help but mutter to himself, ”Although it's at the level of a Rank 7 Animate, only a small distance remains before the Inanimate reaches the strength of a Rank 8 Animate!”
At this point, the Supreme Ruler of the Void was in utter disbelief. Never did he think that the limit of the Inanimate in front of him far exceeded the power it showed in the previous stage, where he thought it was already unimaginable for such a small Inanimate to wield such power. Of course, the Inanimate wouldn't be so monstrous to exceed this level…right?
”Is that all you've got, Inanimate?” the Supreme Ruler of the Void asked Aurus this question. In response to this, a hint of doubt was in Aurus's tone as he responded, ”I have another skill in my arsenal I can use to increase my power even further…but I'm not sure if it even boosts my power.”
”Hoh?” In response to Aurus's words, the Supreme Ruler of the Void raised his eyebrow before saying, ”Well, go ahead and use it. I hope it surprises me.”
”Alright then,” Aurus replied before taking in a deep breath.
Whoosh!
”[Pseudo-Animate Ascension].”